There were also four further selections under the Manchester City Seats Initiative held yesterday, which were as follows:

Manchester Central - Suhail Rahuja: The seat where Parliamentary Labour Party chairman Tony Lloyd will defend a notional majority of 11,636 over the Lib Dems. The Conservatives start in third place with 10.4%.

Manchester Gorton - Caroline Healy: The seat where Gerald Kaufman will defend a notional majority of 6,355 over the Lib Dems. The Conservatives start in third place with 9.9%.

Manchester Withington - Chris Green: A seat which was a remarkable Lib Dem gain for John Leech in 2005, where he will now defend a notional majority of 531 over Labour. The Conservatives start in third place on 10.4%.

Wythenshawe and Sale East - Janet Clowes: An unchanged seat where Paul Goggins has a 10,827 majority for Labour over the second-placed Conservatives.